When soft power can shape hard reality -
Sandhya Jain, Pioneer
The India-Iran-Afghanistan trilateral will be a momentous development even if it did not coincide with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s convincing victory in Assam and gains in other States. The Chabahar port and connectivity project leapfrogs Pakistan’s implacable opposition to an Indian presence in Afghanistan and will transform the Iranian port into India’s much-needed gateway to the markets of Afghanistan, Central Asia, and eventually Europe. It will also offset Beijing’s burgeoning influence in the Indian Ocean region. Read Full Article››

Congress president Rahul Gandhi was crying more than Alok Verma in CBI matter as he was worried about the Congress leaders who were involved in defence scams like AgustaWestland.GVL Narasimha Rao, BJP spokespersonRead more...

GST in Modiâ€™s new India -Introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) heralds Indiaâ€™s emergence as an economic union seven decades after we became an independent political nation. A late night Parliament session befitted this historic moment. more ››